Where once the Arena--home of the Blues--was trimmed in blue paint, the Checkerdome now radiates from a spanking new coat of red paint, the color of Ralston-Purina, the new owners of the Blues and the building at 5700 Oakland Ave.
Arena marquee framed by trees standing on Forest Park site of proposed parking lot. The Globe-Democrat and the Post-Dispatch have opposed the proposal in editorials.
Visitors sit inside of one of the three Arena Club bars. In the background sits a stain glass mural titled "Mayhem on Ice", which illustrates a hockey game between the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings.